Academic calendar
Summer 8-Week Session 2026 runs Jun 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 8-Week Session 2026Relevant now
- Summer 7-Week Session 2026
- Summer 2026 August Interim Session
- Fall 2026 First Eight-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Twelve-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Third Four-Week Session
Campus language
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C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group responsible for organizing campus events.
O
- Oakton Bistro
- The primary dining service and cafeteria located at the Des Plaines campus.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
T
- The Bridge
- The enclosed elevated walkway connecting the main building to the Lee Center at the Des Plaines campus.
- The Caf
- The general student term for the cafeteria areas at both the Des Plaines and Skokie campuses.
- The Woods
- A nickname for the Des Plaines campus, referencing its location within the Cook County Forest Preserve.
- TRIO
- A federal student support services program providing academic and personal assistance to eligible students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online learning management system used for course materials and assignments.
- des_plaines_cafeteria
- Des Plaines Cafeteria
- DP
- The Des Plaines Campus, the college's main location.
- Lee Center
- The Margaret Burke Lee Science and Health Careers Center at the Des Plaines campus.
- myOakton
- The official web portal used by students to access email, registration, grades, and financial aid information.
- OneCard
- The official Oakton student identification card, used for library services, printing, and campus access.
- Pace
- The suburban bus system that provides public transit routes directly to both Oakton campuses.
- RHC
- The Ray Hartstein Campus, the college's Skokie location.
- skokie_cafeteria
- Skokie Cafeteria
- TenHoeve
- The TenHoeve Center, the central hub for student services and the bookstore at the Des Plaines campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 8-Week Session 2026 runs Jun 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.